300 Million children in the world do not own a pair of shoes. Some can’t go to school because rules require a specific type of footwear – for example, kids can’t go to school in Haiti unless they have solid black shoes. Can you imagine being declined an education because (Continue reading…)
We are so excited to announce our newest spokesperson – Mr. Jonathan Morgan Heit. You may recognize him from the hilarious movie, “Bedtime Stories,” or as the voice of “Cubby” on Disney’s “Jake and the Never Land Pirates.” And now we bring you his story – written by the young (Continue reading…)
Training: 15 mile run Monday – Friday 27 mile run Saturday-Sunday What in the world could someone be training for with a regimen like that? Oh you know, just getting ready to run across the ENTIRE UNITED STATES! It’s quite (Continue reading…)
I love flip flops. You love flip flops. Sheesh, let’s just admit that we all enjoy a good pair of flip flops in the summer – whether we need to run out the door real quick or we’re walking along the beach. (Or if you’re Sean, our faith engagement manager, (Continue reading…)
At the time of the last update, we had just gotten back from Missouri, to our hometown of Florence, Alabama (named as one of the Top 11 Small Towns in the U.S. to live, by the way!). On the first Friday of each month, the city of Florence opens its (Continue reading…)
Today’s Rockstar Donor is more than deserving of the title. Michael Carroll, a teacher at Concord Elementary School, first discovered Soles4Souls when looking for a way to efficiently recycle his family’s unwanted shoes. After finding Soles4Souls, he wanted to do more. ”I decided that Soles4Souls would be the perfect organization (Continue reading…)
How much time do you, on average, spend on social media sites each day? If you’re honest, you’ll probably say, “too much.” Social media can be awesome – Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Tumblr….what am I forgetting? All you need to do is go to www.cLLike.com and register your details and then (Continue reading…)
What a wonderful couple of weeks we’ve just had! From Florida to Missouri, people have been going above and beyond for Soles4Souls! Our travels during this trip began in Tallahassee at Florida State University. We visited this year on behalf of ‘Noles For Haiti, a student led service group focused (Continue reading…)
This week’s Rockstar Donor is Larina Lolley! Larinda recently hosted a shoe drive and collected almost 1,000 pairs of shoes!! Want to know more about how she did it? Read on to see a recent conversation we had: How did you first hear about Soles4Souls? I heard about Soles4Souls (Continue reading…)
You might not know the impact of the people who sit next to you in church every Sunday. The impact that your congregation can have on the world is immeasurable, but we’d like to try to measure it. Next month. June 3rd. And we’re going to measure it via shoes. (Continue reading…)
Karavel Shoes recently celebrated their 75th anniversary. And as part of their celebration, they approached us with an idea- they wanted to give back the community. So in honor of this milestone, Karavel staff ventured to Foundation for the Homeless in Austin, TX to distribute shoes to those in need. We (Continue reading…)
